A woman with epilepsy has accused the UK's drug safety regulator of failing patients. Kristi McDonald, from Southmoor, ...

[16] In this study, valproate use was associated with excess ... Pregnancy Registry of Women Taking Antiepileptic Drugs, the UK Epilepsy and Pregnancy Register, and the European and International ...

Researchers investigate how anti-seizure medication use during pregnancy may increase the risk of neuropsychological ...

Nov. 15, 2024 — In what could one day become a new treatment for epilepsy, researchers have used pulses of light to prevent seizure-like activity in ...

Children exposed to antiseizure medications during pregnancy may face an elevated risk of neurodevelopmental conditions, with ...

Children exposed to antiseizure medications while in their mother's wombs may be at a higher risk of developing ...

Lacosamide Currently used as an add-on AED Increased risk of PR interval elongation on electrocardiogram. Contraindicated in second- and third-degree AV block † As shown by the Standard And New ...

There are foods you may want to avoid if you have epilepsy. Specialized diets, such as the ketogenic diet, have been shown to help improve seizure control in people with epilepsy. While not every ...

Tonic-clonic seizures are the type of epileptic seizure most people recognise. In the past they were called grand-mal seizures. Tonic-clonic seizures can have a generalised onset, meaning they affect ...

Thank you to everyone who has helped to make a difference this year for everyone affected by epilepsy. In this section you'll find information on our impact download the most recent copy of our annual ...

Tonic seizures can be generalised onset, meaning they affect both sides of the brain from the start. Or they can be focal onset, meaning they start in just one side of the brain. If a tonic seizure ...